Scaphoideus festivus Matsumura, 1902

Wen, Chao, Chen, Fangying & Dai, Wu, 2017, A review of the leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Guangxi of China, with description of one new species, Zootaxa 4247 (4), pp. 351-377 : 373

Scaphoideus festivus Matsumura, 1902

( Figs. 3 D, I, N, 17A–G)

Scaphoideus festivus Matsumura, 1902: 384 ; Freytag, 1976:172; Okada, 1977:192; Li et al., 2011: 222; Chen et al., 2012: 88; Kamitani & Hayashi, 2013: 515 .

Scaphoideus pristidens Kirkaldy, 1906: 333 .

Material examined. 2♂♂, Zhejiang, Tianmu Mountain , 26. vii.2006, Wang Yang ; 2♂♂, Zhejiang, Tianmu Mountain , 29. vii.2006, Wang Yang ; 1♂, Shaanxi, Huoditang , 16. viii. 1994, Zhang Yalin ; 1♂, Shaanxi, Wugong , 30. vi. 1983, Bao Xiao ; 2♂♂ 2♀♀, Hunan, Hengshan Mountain , 30. vi.1985, Zhang Yalin and Chai Yonghui ; 1♂, Hubei, Houhe , 13. vii.2006, Lv Lin ; 1♂, Henan, Jigong Mountain , 11. vii. 1997, Hu Jian ; 1♂, Beijing, Shangfang Mountain , 22 vii.1965, Yang Zhongqi ; 1♂, Henan, Getiaopa , 14. vii.1998, Hu Jian ; 1♂, Shanxi, Heng Mountain , 6. viii.1964, Zhouyao and Liu Shaoyou ; 1♂, Tianjin, Renxian Mountain , 17. viii. 2006, Duan Yani ; 3♂♂, Guizhou, Kuankuoshui 11. viii. 2012, Wang Yang.

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Ningxia, Hunan, Hubei, Tianjin, Beijing, Hebei, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan), Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Korea.

Remarks. This species is similar to S. jogensis Viraktamath and Mohan and S. midvittatus Li and Wang , but is easily distinguishable from the latter two in the shape of the style, particularly the length of the apodeme and shape of style.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Habitus. A – E, Dorsal views. F – J, Lateral views. K – O, Face. A, F, K, Scaphoideus nigrisignus; B, G, L, Scaphoideus dentaedeagus; C, H, M, Scaphoideus apicalis; D, I, N, Scaphoideus festivus; E, J, O, Scaphoideus yingjiangensis.